Osprey Drone Services
Drone crop spraying aerial seeding pasture/vineyard. Serves Kentucky and Virginia. DJI Agras/EAVision.
Based in Pleasureville, Osprey Drone Services runs drone pesticide and fungicide spraying on Grapes / Vineyards and Pasture and Rangeland for farms in Kentucky and Virginia. Kentucky requires both a federal Part 137 ag aircraft operator certificate and an Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA)-issued aerial-category pesticide applicator license for any commercial spray.
Operations are based in the Corn Belt region.
Services offered
Pricing context for the crops Osprey Drone Services services
Typical 2026 per-acre rates for drone spraying by crop, based on US ag drone industry data. Contact the operator for a quote on your specific fields.
- Drone spraying for grapes / vineyards$18 to $30 per acre
- Drone spraying for pasture and rangeland$14 to $25 per acre
Crops serviced
Equipment used
States served (2)
Aerial pesticide licensing in states served
Every state requires a pesticide applicator license with the aerial category endorsement on top of FAA Part 137. The agencies that issue these licenses in Osprey Drone Services's service area:
- Kentucky: aerial pesticide work runs through Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) under Category 11: Aerial Certification (explicitly includes UAS).
- Virginia: requires Category 11: Aerial Pesticide Application for aerial pesticide application; the licensing authority is Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS).
Full agency, exam and renewal-cycle details by state are catalogued on the state pesticide licensing reference.
Verify and resources
Primary-source references for verifying credentials and looking up state-specific rules in Osprey Drone Services's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Ask Osprey Drone Services for four documents to confirm credentials: the Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate number, the Part 137 Agricultural Aircraft Operator Certificate, the state aerial-category pesticide applicator license and a certificate of insurance carrying chemical drift coverage. In Kentucky the state credential is issued by Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA); you can ask the operator for the applicator license number and verify it with the agency directly. The Section 44807 exemption number is the fourth piece, applicable to any drone over 55 lbs gross weight.
Typical drone spraying rates of $14 to $30 per acre in the region covers the application itself. That is drone calibration, GPS-guided mission planning, mixing and loading product into the tank, the labor and machine time to fly the field, plus a written FIFRA Part 170 application record: date, time, product, EPA reg number, rate, weather, field ID. The pesticide, the surfactants and the adjuvants are yours to supply. Four things get billed on top. Travel past the operator's standard radius. After-hours or emergency turnaround. Steep terrain or heavy obstructions. A minimum charge below a stated field size. Get the inclusions and the exclusions in writing before anyone flies.